New Hampshire's 1st State Senate District

New Hampshire's 1st State Senate district is one of 24 districts in the New Hampshire Senate. It has been represented by Republican Erin Hennessey since 2020, following her defeat of incumbent David Starr in the Republican primary.[3]

New Hampshire's 1st
State Senate District
Senator
  Erin Hennessey
R–Littleton
Registration28.6% Republican
27.5% Democratic
44.0% No party preference
Demographics94% White
1% Black
2% Hispanic
1% Asian
1% Native American
1% Other
Population (2017)52,174[1][2]

Geography

District 1 covers all of Coös County and northern Grafton County in the northernmost tip of the state. The district includes the towns of Atkinson & Gilmanton Academy Grant, Bean's Grant, Bean's Purchase, Berlin, Cambridge, Carroll, Chandler's Purchase, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Crawford's Purchase, Cutt's Grant, Dalton, Dix's Grant, Dixville, Dummer, Errol, Erving's Location, Gorham, Green's Grant, Hadley's Purchase, Jefferson, Kilkenny, Lancaster, Low & Burbank's Grant, Martin's Location, Milan, Millsfield, Northumberland, Odell, Pinkham's Grant, Pittsburg, Randolph, Sargent's Purchase, Second College Grant, Shelburne, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Success, Thompson & Meserve's Purchase, Wentworth's Location, and Whitefield in Coös County, and Bath, Benton, Bethlehem, Easton, Franconia, Landaff, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Livermore, Lyman, Monroe, Sugar Hill, Thornton, and Woodstock in Grafton County.[3]

The district is located entirely within New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district.[4] It borders the states of Maine and Vermont, as well as Canada. At over 2,500 square miles, it is the largest state legislative district in New Hampshire.[1]

Recent election results

2020
2020 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Erin Hennessey 3,620 69.7
Republican David Starr (incumbent) 1,571 30.2
Total votes 5,197 100
General election
Republican Erin Hennessey 15,756 57.3
Democratic Susan Ford 11,741 42.7
Total votes 27,497 100
Republican hold

2018
2018 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Starr 10,560 54.3
Democratic Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) 8,739 44.9
Total votes 19,447 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2016
2016 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dolly McPhaul 2,274 51.6
Republican Leon Rideout 2,130 48.4
Total votes 4,404 100
General election
Democratic Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) 13,926 54.6
Republican Dolly McPhaul 11,590 45.4
Total votes 25,516 100
Democratic hold

2014
2014 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Woodburn (incumbent) 10,829 60.2
Republican Mark Evans 7,166 39.8
Total votes 17,995 100
Democratic hold

2012
2012 New Hampshire State Senate election, District 1[5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Debi Warner 2,691 62.2
Republican Frank Dumaine 1,632 37.8
Total votes 4,323 100
General election
Democratic Jeff Woodburn 14,924 59.1
Republican Debi Warner 10,348 40.9
Total votes 25,272 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1
Year Office Results[6]
2020 President Trump 50.0 – 49.0%
2016 President Trump 49.7 – 45.0%
2014 Senate Shaheen 59.8 – 40.2%
Governor Hassan 58.7 – 41.3%
2012 President Obama 57.1 – 41.6%
Governor Hassan 57.4 – 40.0%

References
  1. "State Senate District 1, NH". Census Reporter. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. "Party Registration/Names on Checklist History". New Hampshire Secretary of State. May 21, 2019.
  3. "Senator Erin Hennessey (R-Littleton)". New Hampshire State Senate. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  5. "New Hampshire State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  6. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
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